Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.2 Vectors - 12.2 Exercises - Page 845: 26

Answer

As a result we get $\frac{4}{7}\langle6,2,-3\rangle$.

Work Step by Step

We are given $\langle6,2,-3\rangle$. In order to get a vector with a length of $4$ we need to make the given vector into a unit vector and then scale it by a factor of $4$. $|\langle 6,2,-3\rangle|=\sqrt{(6)^2+(2)^2+(-3)^2}=\sqrt{49}\Rightarrow\frac{1}{7}\langle6,2,-3\rangle$ Now we need to scale this vector by $4$. $\frac{4}{7}\langle6,2,-3\rangle$
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